61. Riot policemen used tear-gas and batons to disperse groups of fans who became violent prior to the kickoff. 62. Riot policemen will patrol the station and the Artemio Franchi stadium and will escorting Bologna fans. 63. Protesters threw gasoline over riot policemen and threatened to set them on fire. 64. Riot policemen and soldiers formed a wall around the Senate building with their shields. 65. Riot policemen have been using tear gas and rubber bullets to break up protests in suburbs of the capital, Manama. 66. Riot policemen intervened to stop the brawl at the entrance of the tunnel leading to the dressing rooms. 67. Reporters were also barred from going in by nearly one dozen riot policemen stationed outside the gates. 68. Riot policemen manned checkpoints and frisked motorists and pedestrians. 69. Riot policemen fired tear-gas bombs and charged with batons to disperse groups of fans who went on the rampage prior to the kickoff. 70. Scores of riot policemen were seen late Thursday blocking entrances to the village of Jidhafs, an opposition center northwest of Sitra. |